TD gives Irish fans red card over drink and slogans

A Labour TD has criticised some Irish soccer fans for drinking to excess and writing bawdy slogans on the Tricolour during the European Championship in Poland.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, a passionate supporter of the Irish team, said there was a “troubling aspect” to the behaviour of a small number of fans.

He criticised one of the players, Sean St Ledger, for tweeting in praise of a fan who had been pictured kissing a woman’s breast.